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Berlin: Kino Lorber Bringing Italian Crime Trilogy ‘Diabolik’ to U.S.
Kino Lorber has picked up all rights in the U.S. to a trilogy of stylish Italian crime movies — Diabolik , Diabolik – Ginko Attacks! and Diabolik – Who Are You? — based on the popular Italian comic book of the same name. The series follows the adventures of Diabolik, an infallible, ruthless master thief. All three films are directed by Italian brothers Marco and Antonio Manetti
Massimo Troisi Trailer: Paolo Sorrentino & Michael Radford Recall ‘Il Postino’ Star In Berlinale Doc ‘Somebody Down There Likes Me’
Italian director Mario Martone , who has been on the festival and awards circuit over the past year with Oscar submission and Cannes title Nostalgia , is at the Berlinale with his passion project Somebody Down There Likes Me . The documentary pays tribute to late Italian actor and fellow Neapolitan Massimo Troisi who died tragically young at the age of 41 in 1994, just hours after film wrapped…
Italy’s Kino Produzioni (‘Alcarràs’) Ramps Up Slate, Lara Costa-Calzado Joins as Head of Production
Italy’s Kino Produzioni , the indie shingle that co-produced 2022 Berlin Golden Bear winner “Alcarràs,” is ramping up production with new films by emerging Italian filmmakers Carlo Sironi, Laura Luchetti and Irene Dionisio, as well as also Dutch director Michiel Van Erp and Argentine filmmakers María Alché and Benjamín Naishtat.
Italy’s Vision Distribution Takes Sales on New Daniele Luchetti Film ‘Trust’ Starring Elio Germano…
Italian director Daniele Luchetti , who most recently helmed the third season of RAI/HBO’s Elena Ferrante series “My Brilliant Friend,” is working on a new film titled “Confidenza” (“Trust”) toplining Elio Germano . Luchetti previously directed Germano in the drama “Our Life” in a role that in 2015 won the actor top honors in Cannes.
Submarine Boards Italian Fashion World Doc ‘Milano’ With Sharon Stone, Samuel L. Jackson, Frances McDormand, Launches Sales at EFM
Submarine Entertainment is launching sales at Berlin’s European Film Market on high-profile doc “Milano — The Inside Story of Italian Fashion,” directed by John Maggio (“The Perfect Weapon”).
Charades Drops Trailer for Berlin Golden Bear Contender ‘Disco Boy’
Charades has dropped the trailer for “Disco Boy,” the anticipated feature debut of Giacomo Abbruzzese, starring Franz Rogowski (“Passages”) which is competing at the Berlin Film Festival.
Luca Guadagnino to Adapt Another LGBTQIA+ Romance Novel ‘Queer’
After the success of Call Me By Your Name, director Luca Guadagnino returns to the cinema with an adaptation of William S. Burroughs’ LGBTQIA+ novel, Queer.
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The director is still arguably Italian cinema’s most celebrated figure with a wealth of noteworthy films, from dramatic classics such as La Strada (1954), Nights of Cabiria (1957) and La Dolce Vita (1960) to more surreal vehicles such as Juliet of the Spirits (1965), Roma (1972) and Amarcord (1973).
100 years since the birth of Franco Zeffirelli, director of Shakespeare’s dramas and the life of St. Francis of Assisi
Franco Zeffirelli was born in Florence on 12 February exactly 100 years ago. His career embraced cinema, television, theatre and opera as director, writer, production designer and even actor. Renowned for his refined elegance, he contributed to the success of Italian cinema abroad with his directing. His work always had an international dimension, as in his big-screen adaptations of Shakespeare’s
‘Gomorrah’ Star Marco D’Amore to Direct ‘Caracas’ Starring Toni Servillo, Vision Launches Sales at EFM
Actor-director Marco D’Amore, who played the ruthless central character Ciro Di Marzio on the Italian mob show “Gomorrah,” is directing “Caracas” a Naples-set drama in which he stars opposite Toni Servillo (“The Great Beauty,” “Strangeness”).